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Session Description
Today, more people than ever before live in a country other than the one in which they were born, and the number of displaced people is at a record high. According to the United Nations, in 2017 the number of migrants reached 258 million, and in 2018 an unprecedented 70.8 million people around the world had been forced from home by conflict and persecution. Half of the latter are under the age of 18. Throughout Scripture the people of God have been called to love the stranger (Lev. 19:34) and to serve those in need (Matt. 25:35–40). How are different Christian communities around the globe responding to the challenges of our times? How do Christian hospitality and social justice relate to worship? How do churches’ responses to the migrant crisis inform our worship practices? How does public worship form God’s people to love and serve the most vulnerable? Join us in this fascinating conversation with panelists who will share their unique experiences in a variety of contexts around the globe.
Conference Title
2020 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-30-2020
Event Type
Panel/Conversation
Type (recording/text)
Recording
Subject Area
Worship
Topic
Global/Multi-Lingual Worship
Keywords:
Refugees, Global Context, Unity
Recommended Citation
Bear, Cheryl; Cornou, Maria Eugenia PhD; Kassab, Najla; King, Roberta R.; MacDonald, Mark; and McKinley, Phillip, "Life Together in Christ: Indigenous Peoples, Refugees, Immigrants, Pilgrims, and the Challenges of Christian Unity in a Global Context" (2020). Symposium on Worship Archive. 37.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2020/allitems/37
Life Together in Christ: Indigenous Peoples, Refugees, Immigrants, Pilgrims, and the Challenges of Christian Unity in a Global Context
Today, more people than ever before live in a country other than the one in which they were born, and the number of displaced people is at a record high. According to the United Nations, in 2017 the number of migrants reached 258 million, and in 2018 an unprecedented 70.8 million people around the world had been forced from home by conflict and persecution. Half of the latter are under the age of 18. Throughout Scripture the people of God have been called to love the stranger (Lev. 19:34) and to serve those in need (Matt. 25:35–40). How are different Christian communities around the globe responding to the challenges of our times? How do Christian hospitality and social justice relate to worship? How do churches’ responses to the migrant crisis inform our worship practices? How does public worship form God’s people to love and serve the most vulnerable? Join us in this fascinating conversation with panelists who will share their unique experiences in a variety of contexts around the globe.